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A patient with a corneal ulcer with necrosis and descemetocele was seen for amniotic membrane transplantation to the left eye. Necrotic tissue on the cornea was debrided to access site, and a piece...
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The patient, who is status post-surgical aortic valve replacement, underwent closure of an aortic paravalvular leak in the hybrid catheterization lab. The provider documented that a guide catheter ...
The previous...
The provider documented Whipple pyloric sparing pancreaticoduodenectomy, pancreaticojejunostomy and hepaticojejunostomy. What is the appropriate ICD-10-PCS procedure code assignment for the Whipple...
In the pylor...
The patient, who has a history of closed left distal radius fracture, was noted to have decreased sensation in the median distribution. During surgery, a complete distal release of the transverse c...
The objectiv...
Please provide clarification for coding the harvest of the saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). In the operative note, the physician documents harvest of left saphenous vein f...
ICD-10-PCS d...
A patient with cervical spondylosis, grade 1 cervical spondylolisthesis, severe facet arthropathy, and disk herniation with cord compression underwent cervical posterior fusion, hemilaminotomy, dis...
The interspi...
A patient with adenoid cystic carcinoma underwent resection of the parotid tail with sacrifice of the marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve, resection of the parapharyngeal space, and bila...
If a chain o...
A patient diagnosed with right lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease underwent flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy, video-assisted thoracoscopic right lobectomy and removal of lymph no...
In this case...
A patient presented with bile duct stones. The provider attempted to flush the stones from the duct by giving the patient Glucagon. Is the administration of Glucagon coded?
...No, the admi...